About the Role
Scribes shadow resident physicians and attending physicians and completes all documentation tasks through real time, on-site medical transcription. Also responsible for ensuring thoroughness of medical documentation, coordination and integration of medical tests/labs/imaging for ready access of the physicians.<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><ul><li>Shadows physicians during patient encounters and ensures that medical documentation is complete according to all appropriate guidelines. Takes notes on patients and completes the medical chart.</li><li>Performs random chart reviews for quality assurance medical documentation purposes.</li><li>Keeps chart deficiencies to less than 5%.</li><li>Assists the physician with communicating their patient care plans with other physicians, nurses and patient care technicians.</li><li>Ensures patient care flow has optimal efficiency to keep patient care at a high quality and the efficiency of patient flow maximized. This will be monitored by physician semi-annual reviews.</li><li>Provides timely submission and retrieval of tests on behalf of the physician.</li><li>Performs other tasks as assigned.<br /> </li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS<br /><br />Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent</p><p>Experience: <span>Real-time scribe, medical or other type of chart or record creating experience preferred</span></p><p>Licensure: None</p><p>Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)</p><p><br />PHYSICAL DEMANDS<br />This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.</p><p></p><p><i>The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about </i><a target="_blank" href="https://eocr.virginia.edu/notice-non-discrimination-and-equal-opportunity"><span style="color:#0000ff"><i><u>UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment</u></i></span></a><i>.</i></p>